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menu_format(3ocurses)


menu_format: set_menu_format, menu_format -- set and get maximum numbers of rows and columns in menus

Synopsis

cc [flag . . .] file -lmenu -locurses [library . . .]

#include <menu.h>

int set_menu_format(MENU *menu, int rows, int cols); void menu_format(MENU *menu, int *rows, int *cols);

Description

set_menu_format sets the maximum number of rows and columns of items that may be displayed at one time on a menu. If the menu contains more items than can be displayed at once, the menu will be scrollable.

menu_format returns the maximum number of rows and columns that may be displayed at one time on menu. rows and cols are pointers to the variables used to return these values.

<Return> value

set_menu_format returns one of the following:

E_OK - The routine returned successfully.
E_SYSTEM_ERROR - System error.
E_BAD_ARGUMENT - An incorrect argument was passed to the routine.
E_POSTED - The menu is already posted.

 E_OK             -   The routine returned successfully.
 E_SYSTEM_ERROR   -   System error.
 E_BAD_ARGUMENT   -   An incorrect argument was passed to the routine.
 E_POSTED         -   The menu is already posted.

Notices

The header file menu.h automatically includes the header files eti.h and ocurses.h.

References

curses(3ocurses), menus(3ocurses)
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